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for me TFM is such a hit or miss player. Ten years from now he could be a top international player regularly playing in the Champions League just as much as he could well end up in the Belgian second division. The talent is obviously there but the errors he is prone to could be his undoing at this level

I agree with this and it's based on the context of the deal. We chose to leave our business to the last day in the hope that we might get a player for cheaper. If that is the strategy and it's agreed that a striker is an absolute must beforehand then I think you need to be prepared that a fee might go up as well as down on the last day; that is the gamble you take when you play the market like us. To not be prepared for a fee to go up or be willing to pay it with all your eggs in that player's basket is the failure IMO, given we had all summer to sort out a deal if we wanted to.

Anyway...back to TFM...I like him a lot and think he will be a top player. I also like his attitude and the fact that he seems to care, there is a stark contrast to some of the players we actually own.

for me TFM is such a hit or miss player. Ten years from now he could be a top international player regularly playing in the Champions League just as much as he could well end up in the Belgian second division. The talent is obviously there but the errors he is prone to could be his undoing at this level

He’s 20!

I’ve said all along ward is a better right back right now. Tomkins and Sakho are better cbs too. But he will be epic. As you say it could go either way of course but he has huge potential. His weaknesses at the moment are exactly what you expect from a young, inexperienced player. The misses are that youth.. the hits are because of his natural ability and potential.

For me I’m not sure if he’ll be a rb or cb as he has a couple of standout weaknesses.

At Center back he’s generally (though not against spurs) got a great tackle, almost always (again, not spurs) perfectly timed. He reads the game well and comes out of defence to intercept a threat and has bags of pace. At the moment he’s weak in the air though, consistently. He’s also prone to a rush of blood I guess as a few rushed clearances that have got us in trouble. That last bit is youth I’m sure but the weakness in the air is a major flaw and something he’d have to improve to be a cb. He is 20 though and the rest of his game is fantastic for that age.

At rb again his pace is phenomenal, tackling excellent in fact his well timed sliding tackles have thrived with the added space he gets here. Also playing next to kelly he got a few chances to show that off. His positioning is poor though, he often gets caught between the midfield and the defence and lets a man behind, drifting more centrally. Not just when he’s been forward either. The other thing he does at rb that he doesn’t centrally is he stands off his man. Yes that means combined with his pace his man is rarely going to get past him but time ans again at right back they just crossed it around him as he left them the space to do it. The other thing is despite his pacy runs forward I’ve never seen such a consistently bad crosser of the ball. Rarely stay on the pitch. Think it’s the same rush of blood perhaps. Again, he’s 20. A few things to work on and he’ll be a fantastic player I’m sure

This season ideally ward, Sakho and Tomkins are there but he’s decent for asquad player and if we stayed up and signed him I’d be delighted for the future

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Leroy Sane has said TFM has been the toughest opponent he's come across.

Thing is his pace gets him out of a lot of situations So you can understand why Sane would think this. I do think he is a very good player but he is very hot and cold as you would expect at his age I suppose. As others have pointed out he is very limited going forward in terms of his crossing at distribution as a right back anyway. His crossing in particular is horrible.

for me TFM is such a hit or miss player. Ten years from now he could be a top international player regularly playing in the Champions League just as much as he could well end up in the Belgian second division. The talent is obviously there but the errors he is prone to could be his undoing at this level

Belgian 2nd Division?! Jesus christ.

The Bloke is 20 years old, played over 30 Premier League games (including more than 10 for one of the biggest clubs in World Football (and the rest for United WAHEY!)), and 2 international caps for Holland.

He might not cut it at the elite level, but he's shown more than enough signs he will become an established Premier League player.

The Bloke is 20 years old, played over 30 Premier League games (including more than 10 for one of the biggest clubs in World Football (and the rest for United WAHEY!)), and 2 international caps for Holland.

He might not cut it at the elite level, but he's shown more than enough signs he will become an established Premier League player.

The trouble of taking other clubs young players who are still learning the game on loan.

Is he better at RB today than Joel Ward? Probably not, and where is the advantage to us of playing him there? All the upside is with Utd.

Same when you look at CB options.

Any player we take on loan should be experienced or with an intention to buying them so we are developing them for ourselves.

He's a good player and will become an even better player - fantastic athlete although he needs to improve in terms of his positional sense and technically, especially when crossing the ball at pace. But all of that will come with time. We'll be handing United back a better player than when he arrived.

My problem with the TFM signing is that it wasn't the best use of a valuable premier league loan. He's done ok for us and it's not a criticism of him but we should have used that loan for a striker/attacking player.